On the tenth day, they entered the vast grassland, and then changed to day and night. The journey from Terri to Ha Zhu Ba Thorn Hesun is not the same road as Shen Pearl in those years, with few mountains and valleys, mostly grasslands and hills, and sometimes small deserts. Along the way, the felt tents of the Hui people are scattered, the grassland is magnificent, the sky and the wilderness are connected, and the scenery of the grassland at the beginning of the month before is different, and the scenery of the grassland can be confirmed everywhere in the real everywhere can confirm the eternal swan song of "the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep".

Mo Yan often walked side by side with Li Yu, and Shen Pearl and Zhemi were inseparable. Although the guards of the East Palace and the Inner Flying Dragon Envoy did not understand the language with these Hui soldiers, they came over all the way and got along very well.

Fifteen days later, an envoy from Ha Zhu Ba and Hesun quickly sneaked to report the situation to Mo Yansi. Listening to the messenger's report, Mo Yan's brows tightened more and more, and he shouted at the messenger from time to time. Zhemiyi was deeply worried, and seeing that Shen Pearl didn't understand, he explained: "Ye Hu has already placed his troops twenty miles west of the city of Ha Zhu Ba and Sun, and the Khan has always told Zhan Keming not to be impatient, and the reinforcements should only close the city gate and do a good job of defending outside the city, and then make a comparison after he arrives at the royal court. But Zhan Keming couldn't bear the provocation, and even arrayed most of the soldiers and horses outside the city, confronting Ye Hu! At present, Ye Hu is not sure of victory, and he has not yet started the war, but the situation is delicate and imminent, no wonder the Khan is so anxious. ”

An interpreter has relayed what Mo Yansi said to Li Yu, and Li Yu is also deeply worried. Ye Hu must have had good intentions in capturing Li Wu, but he was afraid that if he really started a war, he would use Li Wu as the vanguard to threaten to move to build a party, and said: "Khan, the situation is critical, we have to hurry." Mo Yan nodded: "That's what I mean." Don Mohe listened to it and called out "Khan", but he wanted to advise something, Mo Yan glanced at him sternly, and Don Mohe had to swallow the words in his stomach.

So from this day on, the itinerary was changed to a two-day trip and a one-night break. On the evening of the second day, after setting up camp, Mo Yan went to Shen Pearl and Zhemiyi's felt tent uninvited. Along the way, Mo Yansi deliberately avoided it, and never even said much to Shen Zhuzhu, let alone such a suddenness. Zhemiyi looked at it and said, "I'll go find Chengyin", and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Mo Yan sat on the ground, put the scimitar on the ground, and said to Shen Pearl with a smile: "How is it, can you still hold it?" ”

Since Shen Pearl was cured by Murong Lin Zhi more than two years ago, she felt that her body and bones were strong, which was very different from usual, and she often secretly praised Lin Zhi's exquisite medical skills, which actually made her return to her usual strength after being sick in the past. This time, from Wu Xing to Huifu, she has been in a hurry, and it is difficult to mention it to others, but she can actually support it until now, and even she feels incredible when she thinks about it. Although it is indeed extremely tiring to gallop all day long on horseback like this, we must not delay the journey of the team for our own reasons, and just laugh at nothing and say that nothing happened. Seeing that Mo Yan was deeply tired, Wen Yan said, "You have to take care of yourself." ”

Mo Yan smirked: "As a khan, my life does not belong to me alone. After saying only this sentence, he stretched out his arm and pulled Shen Zhu's hand, shook it tightly, then let go, stood up and was about to leave.

He stood up in a hurry, his body was a little unstable, and after a moment's staggering, Shen Pearl hurriedly supported him, thinking that for several days, he had always been so tired and in poor spirits, which was a little different from the previous one-arm sweeping the thousand armies. I couldn't help but sink my heart suddenly, and said, "Are you sick?" Tell me! ”

Mo Yan lowered her eyes and looked at her, her face was so anxious that her face turned pale, her heart warmed, and she laughed and said, "What is the matter! Don't be cranky all day! ”

Shen Pearl grabbed him, stared at him and said seriously: "I'm not guessing, you have to tell the truth." ”

Mo Yan sipped her hand, thought for a while, and said, "Okay, let me tell you, I have indeed been tired in recent months, and the doctor has already treated me, saying that I used to fight for a long time, and then governed the country, and I have never rested well. After I clean up the leaf protection, I can rest for another two months. ”

"Really?" Shen Pearl was skeptical.

Mo Yan surped, "Of course it's true. If you don't believe it, you will ask the princess of Jianning in the future, and the goddess doctor Murong Lin, who is now famous all over the world, will go! ”

"Why do you ask her? And—" Shen Pearl was even more puzzled, "I don't know where she is now." ”

Mo Yan sipped and laughed again, shook his head and sighed: "You are extremely stupid today-the doctor who treated me is none other than Murong Linzhi!" ”

Shen Zhu's eyes lit up: "Really?!" ”

"Still don't believe me?" Mo Yansi met Murong Lin Zhi at the border of Hui at the moment, and described her appearance and temperament to Shen Pearl one by one. Shen Pearl knew that Mo Yan had never seen Murong Lin Zhi, and at this time, the appearance and temperament described were not bad, so he believed it and said: "That's good, if she treats you, no matter how difficult the disease is, it won't be a problem." You have to follow her doctor's advice, and you can't be rash. ”

Mo Yan was quite touched when he heard it, and said: "The fortunes of the country are at stake, and sometimes there is no choice. After a moment of silence, he slowly said to her, "I hope you can understand." After speaking, he looked back resolutely and lifted the curtain and left.

After Mo Yan sipped away, Shen Pearl was alone in the tent in a daze for a long time, and Zhemiyi had not yet returned. Seeing that the night was dark, she couldn't sleep for a while, so she got up and put on her clothes, went out of the tent barefoot, stepped on the green grass, looked up at the starry sky, clear and bright, as if each one bowed down to her, she had a chaotic Tao Ran in her heart, looking around, and couldn't help but be stunned: Li Yu was separated by several felt tents, and he could not see it, and his eyes and her eyes collided very slightly.

In such a dark night, so far away, you shouldn't be able to see his eyes clearly, why are they as clear as a seal, as if he is right in front of him?

With all her strength, she turned her head to the side, gathered her coat, returned to the tent, covered her head and slept.

After more than ten days, only half a day's journey from Ha Zhu Ba Thorn Hesun, the secret envoy sent by Zhan Keming had already led hundreds of henchmen to greet him. The secret envoy reported that the detailed investigation of the potential rich city found that Ye Hu would start a war at noon tomorrow, and would "invite" the princess of Ningguo to the front of the battle, obviously under the banner of Ke Hedun to set the record straight, and secretly threatened to move to the land, and in case of danger, he could use the princess of Ningguo as a shield.

After receiving this news, Mo Yansi ordered to set up camp and discuss countermeasures with Li Yu, Dun Mohe and others. Mo Yan scribbled the mountain topography map of the confrontation between the two factions, and said: "Now I have the surnames Derek and Yao Bege in the nineteen tribes of Hui to blatantly support Ye Hu, but the three surnames of Gesa, Hu Luge, and Luo Luo Be have always been the only ones who have been looking forward to the horses of the Yao Luo Ge clan. Pointing to Don Mohe, he said: "Don Mohe is the patriarch of the surname Gesa, and he has guarded the secret of Ji Jin Ze for me for generations. Everyone saw that Dun Mohe was respectfully silent in front of Mo Yansi, but they didn't expect that he was also a patriarch.

Hearing Mo Yan say this, Don Mohe hurriedly bowed down and said, "I, the surname Gesa, have long sworn to the gods that for generations, I will only be the slave of the Khan of Yaoluo. ”

Li Yu said: "If you say so, the Khan's side has the advantage. ”

Don Mohe said: "Although this is the case, but now only our Gesa and Hu Luge two surnamed soldiers and horses come to Ha Thorn Ba Thorn Hesun to help, the Dala Be's clan has not yet arrived, plus our Gesa clan has withered, even if we add the original defenders of the royal court, we can only be evenly matched with Ye Hu, and we can't take advantage." ”

Cheng Yuanzhen said: "Now Ye Hu is the culprit, if you want to solve this matter, why don't I lead several elite Inner Flying Dragon Envoys to infiltrate Ye Hu's barracks and assassinate him?" ”

Mo Yan sobbed: "If it was just to kill Ye Hu, I would have already done it myself, how could I wait until now?" ”

Li Yu said: "It seems that the Khan's dormant only Jin Ze does have a deep meaning. Well, the Khan only said that he would do what he wanted to do - as long as the princess of Ningguo was safe. ”

Mo Yan glanced at Li Yu deeply: "Your Highness is really discovering the demeanor of the prince. Hmph, after ending this matter, His Royal Highness should go back to the Central Plains earlier, that Queen Zhang thinks she is smart, and she will not be His Highness's opponent after all. ”

Li Yu smiled quietly: "Khan praises it." ”

Mo Yan changed the subject, pointed to the map, and said, "We have a good rest tonight, and we will set off tomorrow, and we will arrive just in time for half an hour before noon." Suda acquiesced in allowing us to pass through Terri, which was indeed a great convenience, not only for the journey to be shortened, but also to bypass the Haspur Baspur Hesun from here. As he spoke, he pointed to the map, "This is a hill, it is on the side of Zhan Keming's formation, Ye Hu is familiar with the terrain, and knows that this hill is very low and cannot be armed, so he must not care." After we arrived, we first hidden, and then listened to Ben Khan's orders, Ben Khan and dozens of selected masters rushed down on horseback at the same time, and rushed to the Ye Hu array with lightning speed, and restrained Ye Hu on the spot in one fell swoop! ”

Don Mohe was taken aback, and said hurriedly: "No, it's too dangerous for the Khan to enter the enemy formation, Ye Hu is cunning, he will definitely be on guard, it's better to let me go to Don Mohe!" Besides, we can also discuss countermeasures with Zhan Keming, there is no need to make this risky move! ”

Mo Yan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Why, you can't trust Ben Khan's kung fu?" Back then, Ben Khan was able to enter the Turkic tooth tent, and now this matter, isn't it as simple as drinking goat's milk to me? Ben Khan must not rush out of Zhan Keming's army to subdue Ye Hu, at that time, the two armies will be in chaos, and it will definitely cause a war immediately! Zhan Keming can only help from the side! ”

"But, but—" Don Mohe was sweating profusely, and Mo Yan snorted and said, "Okay, don't be verbose, tomorrow, Ben Khan will make you do something extremely important." Seeing that Don Mohe's eyes were full of inquiry, he added: "I'll tell you tomorrow!" "Call Zhan Keming's secret envoy and explain the relevant matters one by one.

Li Chengyin interjected: "I want to count tomorrow's affairs." Jemiyi's business is also my business. Mo Yan put his arm around his shoulder, which was considered a promise.

Shen Pearl and Zhemi lay on the felt mat and talked for half a night, hearing the noise on all sides gradually quieted down, the night was getting deeper, Zhemi Yi said: "The outside is finally deployed, tomorrow is really terrifying when people want to come." Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something, jumped up and said, "Alas, I have to go and tell Xia Cheng Yin again." ”

Zhemiyi went out for a while, and as soon as the tent moved, Mo Yansi had already walked in. In order to facilitate the march, Shen Pearl always slept in his clothes and had to sit up. Mo Yansi sat down far away from her and stopped: "Don't get up, I just want to talk to you casually." ”

Shen Pearl still sat up, was silent for a moment, and said: "You can be careful tomorrow, the sword and gun have no eyes, and the dark arrow is difficult to prevent." Then he said, "Why did you go and subdue Ye Hu yourself?" As long as you have you, with the prestige of your Gol Khan, you will point out Ye Hu's thief's heart on the spot during the battle tomorrow, so that they will be nameless and lose people's hearts, won't it be done? ”

Mo Yan snorted: "The majesty of the Khan, it can't be changed for a hundred or hundreds of years, they are going to make my medicine Gro Khan rebel this time." Well, let's not talk about that tonight. ”

"Then, let me go tomorrow," Shen Pearl said the thought that he had been thinking about for a long time.

"You're going?" Mo Yan shook his head and said affirmatively, "You can't go." ”

"I'm going, I just want to watch you and Wu'er, so that I can feel at ease." Shen Pearl lowered her eyes and said in a low voice, "I believe that you will be able to quell the civil strife, so I must not be in any danger, right?" ”

Speaking of this, she raised her head again, but saw Mo Yan looking at her intently for a moment, and couldn't help but blush, and hurriedly turned her face away. After a long time, Fang heard Mo Yan sip and said slowly, "You really won't be in danger. Well, let's go together tomorrow. Li Yu will also go, I can rest assured that he will protect you. ”

Hearing the word "Li Yu", Shen Zhuzhu's long eyelashes flickered, but at this moment, before she could think about it, her body tightened, and Mo Yan sobbed like a whirlwind, and she fit up, and her arms were wrapped around her, firmly holding her in her arms. There was a "boom" in her head, her lips were hot, and he kissed him like a storm. She only felt short of breath, bursts of shortness of breath and dizziness, as if he had been deprived of even breathing, her mind was empty, and she pushed him weakly.

His hand gradually loosened, as if Fang had suddenly woken up from a dream, he stood up and took two steps back in a daze, and finally slowly half-crouched in front of her.

"Forgive me," he said, "that this should never have happened. ”

Shen Pearl took a breath, slowly slid down from the felt mat, approached and stared at him, held his hand, and said, "No, it's me who is not good." I should have taken your—"

"I said it—it's my fault!" Mo Yansi suddenly became angry, scolded loudly, threw Shen Pearl away, stood up and walked out.

She didn't know why, she was at a loss, so she had to call behind him:

"Silent slurp—"

Her voice was crisp and gentle, like a bird in the woods, whispering from the top of the high mountain, stretching through the deep valley, and disappearing into the reckless forest.

Mo Yan sipped his hand that was about to lift the curtain and froze in mid-air. He stood there for a long time, silent.

Shen Pearl had never seen him so angry and out of shape, but it seemed that it was not her who was angry, but himself; It's not just the gaffe, but there are also something she can't understand.

Mo Yan suddenly turned around, strode towards her, grabbed her tightly in his arms again, and kissed her on the forehead.

"Forgive me." He repeated in her ear, exhaling in a very low voice, letting go of her, without looking back, and lifted the curtain.

Shen Pearl sat down on the felt seat, thinking about it in all her heart, silently bowing her head and thinking nonsense. The tent rang again, and she only came back from Zhemi's diagnosis, and said without raising her head: "What time is it?" ”

"Do you know that the hour is not early? You and Mo Yan have been in the felt tent for a long time, a lonely man and a widow, what are you doing?! Li Yu stood at the tent and stared at Shen Pearl coldly.

Shen Zhuzhu felt a slight pain in her heart, turned her face away, and said slowly: "No matter what you do, it has nothing to do with you, Your Highness." ”

"You?!" Li Yu was furious, rushed up with an arrow, his right hand opened slightly, and he had choked Shen Zhu's throat, and said angrily: "Why do you want to break my heart again and again like this? There was a slight increase in his hand, although he had scruples and did not use much force, but Shen Pearl still felt that he could not breathe, climbed the sleeve of his robe with one hand, looked at him weakly, and just said the word "you", it was dark in front of him, and he tilted his head and fell back.

Li Yu panicked and stretched out his arm to hold her head. Shen Pearl suddenly recovered, gently pushed him away, turned his back and ignored him.

Li Yu regretted it and said, "Fang is that I am too impulsive. Pearl, I came here tonight, just to say: Tomorrow when I save Wu'er, I will go back to Chang'an. No matter what happened before, you can go back with me, and everything can be started all over again. ”

He said word by word, very sincere and sincere, Shen Pearl wanted to cry Fang Zhi had no tears, the past events came flooding back, after thinking for a while, Fang replied in a low voice: "I don't want to be sad for you anymore, all the past has been dusted." The world is like a woman, plus you have a sister, you can forget me. ”

"Han Ruo, Han Ruo," Li Yu stood up and paced back and forth impatiently, finally stopped, stared at Shen Pearl and said, "Why do you still use this to provoke me, don't you really know my heart?" ”

Shen Pearl shook his head. Shall I not know thy heart? It's just that your heart is too big and too big, and I used to want to occupy only the smallest and most secret corner, but now, I'd rather take this corner out of it. I am free from your world, you soar in your world, the blue sky and the clear water, blind date but not blend, look at each other but not stay together.

She said, "I don't want to understand your heart anymore." My heart will no longer belong to you. ”

Li Yu looked at her in a daze, his face gradually turned gray, he suddenly laughed twice, called three "yes" in a row, and said, "You are more ruthless than me!" "Walk away.

(Tianjin)